0710 August 2010.pdf - Pacific San Diego Magazine

{love} blind date
Tickets
FROM LEFT:
Champagne wishes
and cotton candy
dreams; wanna take
a Dipper?; three
outta four ain’t bad
to Ride
With VIP amusement passes on their wrists,
the daters take on Belmont Park
Having just dismounted their nighlife
charriot, the foursome heads toward
the Giant Dipper, Mission Beach’s
iconic roller coaster. Emily and the
guys seem excited for the ride; Veronica does
not. She rises to the challenge, but stands on the
sidelines when the other three take on thrillride
number two, Beach Blaster, a swinging and
spinning pendulum of nausea and almost certain
death. Shrieks of laughter emanate from the ride
as Veronica looks on…without a smile.
Strolling through the amusement park after the
rides, the four split into twos: Emily and Carlos are
talking and laughing; Veronica and Danny seem
to be walking together by default. After picking up
the requisite bag of cotton candy, they get back into
the limo, heading north through Bird Rock and
Windansea to Tikul, a brand-new haute Mexican
restaurant on Prospect Street.
Inside Tikul, a jazzy trio (fronted by a guitarplaying
lead singer who also owns the joint)
performs Carlos Santana and Gipsy King tunes.
The daters talk over drinks and appetizers at the
bar before being split for mid-date debriefings.
Tourist’s Tip:
The Giant Dipper, which cost $50,000 to build and
opened to the public July 4, 1925, was part of a
development project envisioned by San Diego
sugar magnate, John D. Spreckels.
LADIES FIRST
PacificSD: First impressions?
Emily: It was almost nerve-wracking
walking up to the boys, but it was good.
They were super-easy to get along with as
soon as we met them.
Veronica: The guys are very cool, very laidback.
I don’t feel awkward or creeped out.
How was the roller coaster?
Emily: If you make me go upside down and
throw up, that is a good date. When my hair looks
horrible and like half of my top is ripped, I like it…
in the sense of roller coasters. [Both laugh]
Veronica: I did not favor the roller coaster on
a first date.
What do you think of Danny?
Emily: Danny seems cool, he’s a total East-
Coaster, born and raised in Chicago. It’s fun to
have somebody from a different coast mixed in
with the west coasters.
Veronica: I think he’s a little more laid back
than us. We’re a little more…rambunctious. He
said he’s a very dive bar kind of guy. I’m much
more of a, you know, gotta have a DJ in the house.
How about Carlos?
Emily: He’s sexy, he’s laid back. We have a lot of
the same interests. He’s definitely a fellow beach
bum and surfer. When he pulled his hair back in a
pony tail…sold! I love it.
Veronica: Yeah, you guys clicked instantly. I
haven’t even talked to Carlos.
Rank Carlos physically on a scale from one to 10.
Veronica: Oh, that’s sorta mean.
Emily: No it isn’t; he’s good. He’s got long hair,
good teeth—he’s like a nine.
And Danny?
Emily: He’s a seven for sure.
Veronica: I think they’re both sevens.
Do you want to kiss either of the guys right now?
Emily: Give me another martini, and I’d be
down. Yeah, no harm in kissing—it burns calories.
Veronica: No, not really.
During dinner, you’ll sit in adjoining booths,
each of you with one of the guys. Whom will you
sit with?
Emily: Carlos.
Veronica: I’m definitely going to sit with
Danny. Danny and I are way more clicking, and
they’re more clicking with each other.
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